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2017 ICSA Team Race Nationals Preview and Ranking Predictions

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We are just about set. On 27-29 May, the ICSA Team Race National Championship will be held in Charleston, SC. Sixteen teams will vie for college sailing’s most coveted prize, the Wood Trophy, at College of Charleston. Here are the final predictions and rankings from our esteemed coaches poll, and brought to you by Dynamic Dollies & Reliable Racing. Take our poll yourself, and let us know who YOU think will win the TR Nationals!


Club Profile: Willamette Sailing Club

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News Flash: WSC is Hiring a Full-time Head Coach!
Willamette Sailing Club is located on the banks of the Willamette River, approximately 5 minutes South of downtown Portland. It is the only small boat sailing club in Portland, and is dedicated to dinghy (non-keelboats under 20 feet) sailing and racing. Willamette Sailing Club has been the center for small boat sailing in Portland since 1961. Located 5 minutes South of downtown Portland on the banks of the Willamette River, the club hosts a busy year-round schedule of racing, cruising, and learn-to-sail programs, as well as a number of river-related social and educational events, all of which are open to the public.
The club has over 300 members, and hosts numerous activities throughout the year. The WSC membership is comprised of a wide range of sailing enthusiasts. We have many members who primarily are interested in racing (from US Olympic team members to their first year racing a sailboat), members that just want a place to keep and launch their boat for day sailing, and some who just want a place to store their boat and enjoy the social aspects of the club. Whatever your sailing interest, WSC is a great club. The club hosts weekly races from February to November, holds racing clinics, organizes social events, sponsors several regattas each year, and provides a great opportunity to keep a boat on the river to enjoy evening and weekend sailing. The family environment at WSC creates a great atmosphere for family fun! Click here to view photos from our past.
Each summer, more than 600 kids and adults learn sailing, water safety, and river adventuring skills from WSC’s staff of certified instructors. WSC also serves as headquarters for local youth, high school, and college sailing teams, providing the young sailors with boats, coaching, and a base on the river. These programs are currently putting 75 youths, representing more than 20 Portland-area schools and colleges, year-round, on the water three to five days a week. Weekend regattas, held several times throughout the school year, attract as many as 200 sailors from all over the northwest to the Willamette.

2017 SPRING COLLEGE SAILING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS SET TO BEGIN IN CHARLESTON

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (May 16, 2017) – The Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s (ICSA) three spring national championships, Sperry College Sailing Women’s National Semi-Final and Final Championship, LaserPerformance College Sailing Team Race National Championship, and the Gill College Sailing National Semi-Final and Final Championship commence Tuesday, May 23. The Women’s event will last for four days immediately followed by the Team Race championship on May 27, lasting for three days and the Coed championship on May 30, lasting for four days.
The three events will be hosted by the College of Charleston at the J. Stewart Walker Sailing Center in Mount Pleasant, S.C. and the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association. These championships are the culmination of two seasons of intense competition and include the top schools from across the nation vying for the championship titles. At the end of racing for each of the regattas will be a trophy ceremony.
Book ending the championships are the ICSA Annual Meeting, held on Monday, May 22 at 11:30 a.m. where the ICSA Hall of Fame Honorees will be announced and the ICSA Afterguard Alumni Regatta on Saturday, June 3 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. out of the sailing center.
One change that is taking place for these championships is that in lieu of competitors meetings involving all of the sailors, coaches and/or team representatives are invited to pre-regatta briefings in the McAllister Hospitality Suite, on the 3rd floor of the TD Arena in downtown Charleston, before each event on May 22, May 26 and May 29, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Racing is scheduled to begin for the Sperry Women’s regatta on Tuesday, May 23 at 10 a.m. The sailors will sail Club Flying Juniors (CFJs) recently refurbished by LaserPerformance and Z420s, also refurbished by LaserPerformance, on Charleston Harbor and the Copper River. Spectator viewing will be available (for all of the events) on the U.S.S. Yorktown, a WWII aircraft carrier docked at the marina.
The first two days of racing will be the Semi-Finals, which is divided into two 18-team regattas. These teams have qualified from their conferences to compete in this portion of the championship. The top nine teams from each group will then advance to the Finals Round – an 18-boat regatta, which will take place on the last two days of the championship, May 25-26. This is the second time that the Women’s Semi-Final event will include 36 boats, in the past there have only been 28 competing in this portion of the Championship.
“We are really excited to host these events and to offer such great racing and spectator options,” says Greg Fisher, the director of sailing at College of Charleston. The last time that the College of Charleston hosted these events was in 2006.

“We are fortunate to have Ryan Davidson, former C of C Team Captain, PRO all three events,” says Fisher. “Ryan was PRO for the High School Mallory in 2016 and the 2015 ICSA Match Race Nationals. We also have Steve Wrigley, who has served both on and off the water as an International Judge, International Umpire, U.S. Sailing National Umpire and U.S. Sailing Senior Judge. Steve is assembling an equally impressive team to work with him. We are fortunate to have Steve as our Chief Umpire/Judge for all three events.”
Following the Sperry Women’s Nationals is the LaserPerformance Team Race Nationals beginning Saturday, May 27. The first warning scheduled for 10 a.m. Sixteen of the country’s best team race teams have qualified to compete in the event. Sailors will again be competing in FJs and Z420s on Charleston Harbor and the Copper River.
The first round of racing is a single round robin with all 16 teams of three boats competing against each other. The top eight from this round will advance to a single “championship” round robin followed by a “final four” round robin, both of which will only be sailed in Z420s. The top three teams and national champions will be determined from the final four.
The Gill Championship will begin after the LaserPerformance Team Race Championship on Tuesday, May 30 at 10 a.m. Sailors will again compete in FJs and Z420s on Charleston Harbor and the Copper River.

The first two days of racing will be a Semi-Final regatta, which will include 36 of the top teams in the country that qualified from their respective conferences to compete. This Semi-Final event is divided into two 18-team rounds.
The top nine teams in each Semi-Final round will advance to the Finals round, an 18-boat regatta on the last two days of the championship, June 1-2. This will determine the top three podium spots and name the national champion.
“The weather at this time in Charleston typically brings a steady sea breeze and warm temperatures as well as a good current, it will be excellent racing conditions,” explains Fisher.
To learn more about the teams competing in all of the events and to follow the racing and results visit the event website: http://2017nationals.collegesailing.org/
Michael Wiser, michaelwiserphotography.com, will be providing photos for these events.
Dan Egan, of Degan Media, will provide some live coverage during the events sponsored by LaserPerformance, streaming from the event website (http://2017nationals.collegesailing.org/). Additional live coverage and social media updates will be available throughout the events on the regatta website.
Contact: Jennifer Mitchell |Toile à Voile for ICSA | [email protected] | 763-234-8286 m.
The ICSA sponsors and partners through the 2016-2017 season are: LaserPerformance (www.laserperformance.com), title sponsor of “LaserPerformance Men’s and Women’s Singlehanded National Championship”, title sponsor of “LaserPerformance College Sailing Team Race National Championship” and Official Boat Supplier of the ICSA Spring National Championships. Sperry (www.sperry.com), title sponsor of the “Sperry College Sailing Women’s National Championship”. Gill North American (gillna.com), title sponsor of “The Gill College Sailing National Championship”. Quantum Sail Design Group (www.quantumsails.com), official sponsor of the “Quantum Women’s College Sailor of the Year”. Marlow Ropes (www.marlowropes.com), presenting sponsor of the “Marlow Ropes College Sailor of the Year Award” and “Official Rope of College Sailing”. US Sailing (www.ussailing.org), “The Robert H. Hobbs Sportsman of the Year Sponsored by US Sailing”.

2017 Optimist Team Trials Results & Report

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The 2017 KO Sailing USODA Optimist Team Trials were held this past weekend at the Brant Beach Sailing Foundation and Yacht Club in Brant Beach, New Jersey. 223 sailors competed in the event which ran from May 11-14th. The regatta had winds between 10-15 knots and temperatures in the 50s for most of the days of racing. 75 sailors made up the Gold Division along with 148 in the Silver A and Silver B Divisions. South Florida sailors came in at the top of the fleet with the Lauderdale Yacht Clubs Stephan Baker in 1st, Justin Callahan in 2nd and Mitchell Callahan in 5th. Coral Reef Yacht Club Sailors Liam O’Keefe and top female sailor Charlie Leigh finished 3rd and 4th respectively.
To take a look at the Gold Fleet results click here- https://sail1design.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/race_1-12_gold_fleet.pdf
For the Silver A & B Fleet results click here- https://sail1design.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/race_1-11_silvera___silver_b__1_.pdf
Congratulations to all the competitors and best of luck moving forward with the upcoming international events.

Club Profile: Kittery Point Yacht Club

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News Flash: KPYC is Hiring a Sailing Instructor!
The Kittery Point Yacht Club is located in New Castle NH, on the southern shore of the Piscataqua River. Its clubhouse stands opposite Seavey Island, home of the historic Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Ships from all over the world pass before it, vying with local lobster and fishing boats during the week and hundreds of pleasure boats on holidays and weekends.
A member of the US Sailing association, KPYC is well represented in local, regional and occasionally national events, with members racing and cruising a variety of boats. The KPYC sponsors the KPYC Sailing School, the Seacoast’s only public sailing school and youth racing program.
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Our members are drawn primarily from surrounding states of New Hampshire and Maine, with some living farther away during the winters. Most enjoy common interests in boating and organized social activities during the main season from May to October. Pot luck dinners and casual gatherings are often found throughout the year.
Learn more about the KPYC’s summer sailing program!

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